Hot micro-embossing: effect of pressure on 316L metal parts

Autor: E. W. Sequeiros, V. C. Neto, Maria Teresa Vieira, Manuel F. Vieira
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Powder Metallurgy. 57:241-244
ISSN: 1743-2901
0032-5899
DOI: 10.1179/0032589914z.000000000193
Popis: The use of replicative processes has become strategic and critical in industry to produce precise, microscopically detailed metallic parts and devices via low cost manufacturing routes. Metal powder hot embossing is an emerging process that brings some advantages associated with the reduction of production costs relative to powder injection moulding (PIM). The technology involves four distinct steps: preparation of the selected feedstock material (powder and binder); hot embossing; debinding; and sintering. The effect of continuous pressure during the hot embossing step as a means of replicating microdetails in 316L stainless steel parts is examined. Dimensional accuracy, microstructure and mechanical properties of the parts produced were evaluated. For the configuration tested, the most promising results were achieved when processing at 180°C for 30 min at a pressure of 14 MPa.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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